Teófilo Serrano

Teófilo Serrano
Teófilo Serrano
	Serrano in 2010
Senator
	In office; 16 July 1991 – 3 May 1994
Member of the Assembly of Madrid
	In office; 26 May 1991 – 3 May 1994
Personal details
Born	28 July 1950; Tudela, Spain
Died	3 August 2024 (aged 74); Tudela, Spain
Citizenship	Spanish
Political party	PSOE
Occupation	Engineer, civil servant, politician

José Teófilo Serrano Beltrán (28 July 1950 – 3 August 2024) was a Spanish politician, civil servant and engineer who was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Biography

Born in 1950 in Tudela, Navarre, he obtained a degree in Road, Channel and Port Engineering and became a civil servant.^[1]

He joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in 1976.^[2] He served as Secretary of State of Public Administration during the González Governments between 1986 and 1991, when he replaced Joaquín Leguina as Secretary-General of the Madrilenian Socialist Federation (FSM). In the context of the internecine strifes within the FSM, Serrano, despite actually having been proposed to the post by the guerristas,^[3] distanced himself from the guerrista chief José Acosta, and had to endure tensions coming from the guerrista camp,^[4]^[5] having been ultimately identified as a member of the renovadores in the FSM.^[6]

He ran 2nd in the PSOE list for the 1991 Madrilenian regional election,^[7] and became a member of the 3rd term of the Assembly of Madrid. He also became a Senator, designated by the regional legislature.^[8]^[9] Tired of the continuous infighting in the FSM, Serrano gave up in 1994.^[10] He was replaced as Secretary-General of the organization by the renovador Jaime Lissavetzky. He also resigned to his seat in the regional legislature.

Following his exit from Madrilenian politics, he served as Director-General of the Instituto Geográfico Nacional.^[11] He later worked as managing director for Urban Transport of Seville (Tussam) and as CEO and director for Infrastructure Management of Andalusia (GIASA).^[2]^[1] Counselor of Labor and Immigration in the Spanish Embassy to the United Kingdom, Serrano was appointed by the Council of Ministers as President of Renfe in May 2009.^[1] He left the post in late 2011 with the change of government, as Mariano Rajoy became prime minister.^[12]

Serrano died in Tudela on 3 August 2024, at the age of 74.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Teófilo Serrano, nombrado presidente de Renfe por el Consejo de Ministros". Diario Sur. 15 May 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Un innovador del tren". Cinco Días. 18 December 2010.
^ Grijelmo, Álex (16 January 1991). "Teófilo Serrano dimite como secretario de Estado". El País.
^ Castro, Irene (14 February 2015). "La guerra eterna entre las familias del PSOE de Madrid". eldiario.es.
^ Morán, C. (21 October 2009). "Un gestor a la medida de José Blanco para Renfe". Expansión.
^ Rodríguez Teruel, Juan (2006). Los ministros de la España Democrática. Perfil, trayectorias y carrera ministerial de los miembros de gobierno de Suárez a Zapatero (1976–2005) (PDF). Autonomous University of Barcelona. p. 267.
^ Junta Electoral Provincial de Madrid: "Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid 1991. Candidaturas proclamadas" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid (101): 31. 30 April 1991. ISSN 1889-4410.
^ "Serrano Beltrán, Teófilo. IV Legislatura". Senate of Spain.
^ "Serrano Beltrán, Teófilo. V Legislatura". Senate of Spain.
^ Romero, José Manuel (15 August 2010). "El avispero de Madrid". El País.
^ Valdecantos, Camilo; Fernández Trujillo, César (3 November 1994). "El PSOE propone cambiar la ubicación de Canarias en los mapas de España". El País.
^ García, Pablo (7 December 2014). "Tres presidentes de Renfe en tres años, un cambio que ahoga los planes del operador ferroviario". Voz Pópuli.
^ Navarra, Diario de (3 August 2024). "Fallece el tudelano Teófilo Serrano Beltrán, histórico del PSOE y expresidente de Renfe". diariodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.

Party political offices
Preceded by Joaquín Leguina	Secretary General of the Madrilenian Socialist Federation 1991–1994	Next: Jaime Lissavetzky
Business positions
Preceded by José Salgueiro	Chairman of Renfe Operadora 2009–2011	Next: Julio Gómez-Pomar

[ds-1] "Teófilo Serrano, nombrado presidente de Renfe por el Consejo de Ministros". Diario Sur. 15 May 2009.

[cd-2] "Un innovador del tren". Cinco Días. 18 December 2010.

[3] Grijelmo, Álex (16 January 1991). "Teófilo Serrano dimite como secretario de Estado". El País.

[4] Castro, Irene (14 February 2015). "La guerra eterna entre las familias del PSOE de Madrid". eldiario.es.

[5] Morán, C. (21 October 2009). "Un gestor a la medida de José Blanco para Renfe". Expansión.

[6] Rodríguez Teruel, Juan (2006). Los ministros de la España Democrática. Perfil, trayectorias y carrera ministerial de los miembros de gobierno de Suárez a Zapatero (1976–2005) (PDF). Autonomous University of Barcelona. p. 267.

[7] Junta Electoral Provincial de Madrid: "Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid 1991. Candidaturas proclamadas" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid (101): 31. 30 April 1991. ISSN 1889-4410.

[8] "Serrano Beltrán, Teófilo. IV Legislatura". Senate of Spain.

[9] "Serrano Beltrán, Teófilo. V Legislatura". Senate of Spain.

[10] Romero, José Manuel (15 August 2010). "El avispero de Madrid". El País.

[11] Valdecantos, Camilo; Fernández Trujillo, César (3 November 1994). "El PSOE propone cambiar la ubicación de Canarias en los mapas de España". El País.

[12] García, Pablo (7 December 2014). "Tres presidentes de Renfe en tres años, un cambio que ahoga los planes del operador ferroviario". Voz Pópuli.

[13] Navarra, Diario de (3 August 2024). "Fallece el tudelano Teófilo Serrano Beltrán, histórico del PSOE y expresidente de Renfe". diariodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.

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